Police enforce mov’t restriction from 12 midnight in Kaduna

Mohammed Tijjani

Mr Sunday Babaji, Commissioner of Police on election duty deployed to Kaduna State, has ordered strict enforcement of the restriction of human and vehicular movements into and within Kaduna State.

The enforcement order is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Command Spokesman DSP Mohammed Jalige.

Jalige said the order was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police during Saturday’s General Elections across the 23 local government areas of the state.

“The General public is hereby informed that the restriction of movement will take effect from midnight (0000hrs to 1800hrs) on Feb 25th. It covers all the entry points into the state and within the entire 23 local government areas.

“It is equally advised that no large gatherings, campaign or political rallies under whatever guise will be tolerated within the stipulated hours of restriction and violators of the said order will be dealt with.

“The Command is therefore calling on all law-abiding citizens of the state to comply with this restriction order; all eligible voters are allowed to go out and exercise their franchise without fear of intimidation from any quarter.

He explained that effective security deployment of over 16,000 Police personnel had been made to secure all the polling units and collation centres across the state.

He added that a Rapid Response Team had been situated in all the Local Government Areas to promptly respond to distress calls.